Question

michaela buys 2 cartons of eggs at $1.58 a carton, $4\frac{1}{5}$ pounds of ground turkey at $6.99 a pound, and a jar of strawberry jam for $4.38. she gives the cashier four $10 bills.
how much change will michaela receive?
enter your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredths place, if necessary, like this: 4.25

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total cost of eggs

$\text{Cost of eggs} = 2 \times 1.58 = 3.16$

Step2: Calculate cost of ground turkey

First convert $4\frac{1}{5}$ to decimal: $4\frac{1}{5}=4.2$
$\text{Cost of turkey} = 4.2 \times 6.99 = 29.358$

Step3: Sum all purchase costs

$\text{Total cost} = 3.16 + 29.358 + 4.38 = 36.898$

Step4: Calculate total money given

$\text{Money given} = 4 \times 10 = 40$

Step5: Calculate the change

$\text{Change} = 40 - 36.898 = 3.102$

Step6: Round to nearest hundredth

$\text{Rounded change} = 3.10$

Answer:

3.10